Post by Cap'n Mac on Nov 21, 2013 10:20:36 GMT -5

Rules

1) The Referee randomly chooses from the 11 players three Mafiosi and one Inspector. All the rest are Townspeople. Each player is informed of their role via PM, and are not allowed to share that information with one another except in the official Mafia game thread. The Mafia are informed of one another's identity, and they are allowed to converse among themselves via PM. To put it plainly:a) If you are not a member of the mafia, do not discuss the mafia game outside the mafia thread with any other player or with any non-player who might discuss the game with a player.b) If you are a member of the mafia, you may discuss the game freely among your fellow mafia only. Do not discuss the game outside of this thread with any non-mafia player.

2) The Inspector is informed of his/her part, and also of the identity of one randomly chosen Mafia player. The inspector may at any time reveal their identity to the players within the thread. (see game play warnings above).

3) Each day a vote is held for the player to be eliminated. For online play, deliberation and voting is combined; thus, you can vote and explain yourself in the same post. Every player is free to change their vote at any point up until the last vote is in and the Ref declares that voting is closed. The Referee will then post the final tally, and announce which player is eliminated and how they died. Then will begin the Night portion of the round.

4) During the Night, the Mafia decide on the player they want to eliminate (assassinate), and inform the Referee via PM. Once the Referee receives this info, it is posted here in the thread, the player is eliminated, and the following Day begins.

5) Likewise during the night the Inspector will PM the Referee and guess one player's Mafia status. The Referee will respond with a 'yes' or 'no' answer.

6) Play continues until all the Mafia have been killed (Townspeople win), or the Mafia out number the Townspeople (Mafia win).

7) Player roles will not be revealed until the game has concluded.

8) AKA The Bek Rule: Players who have been eliminated are still welcome to post in this thread, but are asked to not say anything leading to any knowledge, suspicions or opinions you might have.

9) The Like Rule: Players may not "Like" another players post either alive or dead.

10) The ref will do the death stories/videos.

11) AKA The kdogg Rule: There will be no sharing of role PMs inside the thread or outside for the purpose of disclosing your role to another player. This also goes for password sharing. Common sense should be used, no discussion of your roles, except between Mafia, outside the thread - EVER.

12) Voting will be open for 36 hours each round, or until everyone has cast their vote - whichever comes first. Voting will never follow the 36-hour rule on the weekends. The Referee will only ever close voting on a Saturday or Sunday if all players have already cast their vote. If a player has not voted by that time, their vote will not be counted. If a player misses two votes, they are out of the game regardless of how good your reason is. When it is decided that a player is out, they will be killed off during the day alongside whoever would have been killed by vote.a) If the Inspector has not made a guess within 36 hours during a Night round, the Inspector will forfeit that guess.b) If the Mafia have not reported a whack victim within 36 hours during a Night round, the Mafia will forfeit that whack and the Townspeople will receive another round of voting during that Night round to offset the missed whack.

13) Nights will last 12 hours. Nights do not follow the weekend rule and will end once the 12 hours are completed unless extended by the referee.

14) The Referee shall neither answer an Inspector's inquiry nor execute a Mafia's chosen victim until after having received both the Inspector's inquiry and the Mafia's chosen victim. If the Inspector is the victim, the Inspector is not owed an answer from the Referee. The Referee shall only accept victim names from living Mafia players.

15) AKA The Bacon Rule: The bigger the whiner, the smaller the wiener.

Post by Cap'n Mac on Nov 21, 2013 10:20:56 GMT -5

Eleven Inforoosters have decided to take a trip Down Under to escape the cold weather and to pay a visit to their friend & fellow Inforooster Sleepy. As the plane approaches Sydney Airport, this motley crew becomes giddy with anticipation. However, three of these people have ulterior motives for the trip. They are not nearly as interested in exotic animals and sandy beaches as they are in ensuring that there are eight empty seats on the return trip home.

The 8 innocent players must now band together to sniff out who is a liar and who is telling the truth. Among these eight people, there is also one detective who already knows the name of one mafioso, and may ask about the role of any other player on each night. Cooperation, intuition, logic - these skills and more will be necessary if the townspeople ever want to see American shores again, outside of a bodybag. But who is really who?

Post by WLViking on Nov 21, 2013 15:38:33 GMT -5

According to LD, most of you Americans couldn't point out Canada on a Map.

So Viking and Mike D already want a piece? I'm doomed!

Boner>>>LD

To be fair, the location in your profile does not help us at all. I have looked all around Mexico for the mystical land of Canada to no avail. Do actual people live there? At least give us a hint where to look!

Post by Boner on Nov 21, 2013 16:04:31 GMT -5

According to LD, most of you Americans couldn't point out Canada on a Map.

So Viking and Mike D already want a piece? I'm doomed!

Boner>>>LD

To be fair, the location in your profile does not help us at all. I have looked all around Mexico for the mystical land of Canada to no avail. Do actual people live there? At least give us a hint where to look!

almost forgot that "like" rule. I guess I'll need to just quote and say "hahaha, that made me laugh for real"

Post by WLViking on Nov 21, 2013 22:58:50 GMT -5

Instead of editing, I realize I just took Boneroo out of the runoff, but I said i was not locked on him. I just want people to start talking and moving.

Did you knowingly take boneroo out of the runoff to put krissy in or did you realize it after you posted ?

You know how I play Tejas. I knowingly took him out. I voted for him off the bat because I was trying to steal his Maple Syrup stash, but now that we are in the game, I switched to Krissy for the reason I stated. The more she talks, the easier it is to figure out her role.

Post by Tejas on Nov 21, 2013 23:13:04 GMT -5

You know how I play Tejas. I knowingly took him out. I voted for him off the bat because I was trying to steal his Maple Syrup stash, but now that we are in the game, I switched to Krissy for the reason I stated. The more she talks, the easier it is to figure out her role.

Post by LD on Nov 22, 2013 8:53:22 GMT -5

Anyways, Jimmy said we should have a third person put into the runoff. Viking said he didn't trust me to do it, but then turned off Boneroo and put a second vote on Krissy. So guess who's back to making the decision on the third runoff slot?

How about Ellabelle? Step on up, you're the third contestant to try and weasel your way out of this one.

Post by krissyjo on Nov 22, 2013 9:34:40 GMT -5

I totally expected to be in a runoff this game, so no surprise there. Happy to talk my little heart out so you all know I'm one of the good guys this time. I'm fine with the runoff as is going into the weekend. If we all lock, can we get the runoff started sometime today instead of tonight?

Side note - Hosting a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary viewing party tomorrow, so tonight and tomorrow I'll not be around as I'll be cleaning, making food, decorating, and getting my geek on.

Post by WLViking on Nov 22, 2013 11:36:31 GMT -5

I totally expected to be in a runoff this game, so no surprise there. Happy to talk my little heart out so you all know I'm one of the good guys this time. I'm fine with the runoff as is going into the weekend. If we all lock, can we get the runoff started sometime today instead of tonight?

Side note - Hosting a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary viewing party tomorrow, so tonight and tomorrow I'll not be around as I'll be cleaning, making food, decorating, and getting my geek on.

So Krissy, you just ticked off 3 of my biggest warning signs of mafia

1 - I expected to be in the runoff and I am comfortable to being in it. Why did you expect to be in it? Seems curious given the lack of conversation and several of the "personalities" in this game. And as for comfortable, what makes you comfortable?

2 - Lets all lock and speed up the round so that we can get to the next phase of the game. As a rule, the people most interested in shortening the round are mafia. It really only benefits them since there would be less material, both objective and subjective to review and sift through.

3 - I am happy to talk, but just know I am not going to be around to talk. Many times the mafia hide behind real life events to explain inactivity. Given the number of people who talked about what was going to keep them away prior to the game, it just jumps at me that you not only never mentioned this before, but chose to bring it up right after you got put int he runoff.

Each in of these by themselves makes me somewhat suspicious, but together, I really think you need to explain a bit. This is why I like to get quiet people involved now instead of later in the game. Active people will always have posts to pull apart, but lurkers can hide and slip through later on.

I am not entirely set on the runoff, but I think you are a good choice at this point.

Post by ellabelle on Nov 22, 2013 12:12:44 GMT -5

How about Ellabelle? Step on up, you're the third contestant to try and weasel your way out of this one.

LD >>> Ella

I've always preferred "Come on down" to "Step on up". Makes it a little more game show-esque and a little less carnival game alley barker..Those fellas always know the game is rigged in their favor. You trying to pull the strings in the land down under?

Post by LD on Nov 22, 2013 12:16:04 GMT -5

How about Ellabelle? Step on up, you're the third contestant to try and weasel your way out of this one.

LD >>> Ella

I've always preferred "Come on down" to "Step on up". Makes it a little more game show-esque and a little less carnival game alley barker..Those fellas always know the game is rigged in their favor. You trying to pull the strings in the land down under?

I was trying to go for the Price is Right theme, but it's been a long time since I've watched it.

Post by LD on Nov 22, 2013 12:16:49 GMT -5

I totally expected to be in a runoff this game, so no surprise there. Happy to talk my little heart out so you all know I'm one of the good guys this time. I'm fine with the runoff as is going into the weekend. If we all lock, can we get the runoff started sometime today instead of tonight?

Side note - Hosting a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary viewing party tomorrow, so tonight and tomorrow I'll not be around as I'll be cleaning, making food, decorating, and getting my geek on.

So Krissy, you just ticked off 3 of my biggest warning signs of mafia

1 - I expected to be in the runoff and I am comfortable to being in it. Why did you expect to be in it? Seems curious given the lack of conversation and several of the "personalities" in this game. And as for comfortable, what makes you comfortable?

2 - Lets all lock and speed up the round so that we can get to the next phase of the game. As a rule, the people most interested in shortening the round are mafia. It really only benefits them since there would be less material, both objective and subjective to review and sift through.

3 - I am happy to talk, but just know I am not going to be around to talk. Many times the mafia hide behind real life events to explain inactivity. Given the number of people who talked about what was going to keep them away prior to the game, it just jumps at me that you not only never mentioned this before, but chose to bring it up right after you got put int he runoff.

Each in of these by themselves makes me somewhat suspicious, but together, I really think you need to explain a bit. This is why I like to get quiet people involved now instead of later in the game. Active people will always have posts to pull apart, but lurkers can hide and slip through later on.

I am not entirely set on the runoff, but I think you are a good choice at this point.

Post by Tejas on Nov 22, 2013 12:29:26 GMT -5

Not trying to come to the aid of krissyjo because WLViking made interesting points. Which I'm trying to decide if they are valid points or just viking trying to stir the pot. But I'am friends with Krissy on the Facebooks and she has been planning this Dr.Who viewing party for a little while so I can vouch and say that shes not lying about it.

Post by ellabelle on Nov 22, 2013 12:39:51 GMT -5

I doubt it is an issue of lying, and more of an "I'm all about talking this out, but just not now because of X, Y, and Z". I can see where Viking is coming from with that. Also, your sig is positively mesmerizing Tejas, I swear I zoned out for a solid 5 minutes before making myself start typing lol.